Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-22
THE wIToH's FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice Of Old Time More
Than Equaled Now.

Not many decades ago in this
country, the people were excited over
witchcraft. Persons suspected were
thrown into the water; ifnot witches
they would drown; If they were
witches, they would swim ashore, and
would be put to death In any event
they were doomed !
Not many years ago if person were
taken sick with advanced disorder OF
the kidneys, the physician would
pronounce the disease Brights dis
ease, and when so declared, he re-
garded his responsibility at an end
for medical authority admitted that
the disease was incurable.
When the physician found patient
thus afflicted, he would say, ooh, a
slight attack of the kidneys; will be
all right in little while" He knew
to the contrary. But If he could keep
his patient on his hands for few
months, he knew he would derive a
great revenue from his case, and then
when the disease had progressed to
certain stage, he would state the
facts and retire, exoHeratcd frem all
blame. 1880
But the error of.supposing the dis
ease incurable, has swayed the public
mind. long after the fact has ceased
to be. But public opinion has been
educated TO the true status ofthe case
by those who have discounted the in
durability theory, and the public recr
ognizes and testifies to the fact that
Warmers safe cure is a specific for
this disease. This has been shown
with thousands of testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our files
we find that $4,000 reward will be
given to any one who can prove that
so far as the manufacturers know
they are not genuine, and that hum
dreds of thousand similar in charac-
ter could be published, if II were nee
essary.
This condition of things is very
amusing to the journalist, who looks
upon all sides of every question.
Proof should be accepted by all, but
prejudice fights proof for many years.
1t seems strange that when propr1e-
tary medicine is doing the good that
Warmers safe cure is, that the physi-
clans do not publicly indorse it.
Many of them, we are told. privately
prescribe it, as it is sold by dealers in
every part of the country.
A few years ago, as stated, when
man had Bright's disease, the doctor
boldly announced it, because he
it relieved him of response
bility.
To-day when prominent people are
dying (and hundreds OF thousands of
common people die of the same dis
easel, we are told that doctors dis
guise the fact that it is Brights dis
ease of the kidneys and say that they
die of paralysis, of apoplexy, of
ofconsnmption, general
debility, of rheumatism, of heart dis
ease, OF blood poisoning, or some
other of the names of the direct eff
fects of kidney disease. They are not
the real disease itself.
We sometimes wonder If they avoid |
stating the real cause of disease for
fear they will drive the public into
patronage of the only scientific pro-
prietary specific for kidney diseases
and the thousand and one diseases
that originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertise
ment we read. Some people perhaps
may regard this article as an adver-
tisement and will not believe il, but |
we are candid enough to say that we
believe the parties above mentioned
have stated their case and proved it,
and under such circumstances the
public is unwise if it is longer in
duenced by adverse prejudice.